F*** You, Katy Perry
Aug. 7th, 2014 10:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Fuck you, Katy Perry. Fuck you and your stupid video and fuck my dumbass luck for turning on MTV when they, shockingly, were playing music videos. Because now, thanks to you, and thanks to imagery like this:

(credit to impossiblystill)
My brain is "wow, that kinda looks like your Nutcracker retelling--" "NO, SHUT UP, BRAIN! DON'T THINK IT!!!" Because you know what, brain, if you would've gotten your shit together 4 years ago, you could've beaten the other Nutcracker retelling. Because, brain, you've already pilfered material from the retelling idea for The Book. (But, brain, you don't want to write The Book. You've been stuck on Chapter One for weeks now.) (SHUT UP, BRAIN!) I would have to go through and figure out what to save for The Book and what I'm willing to part with. (Both male MC's are called "Wilhelm"; the villains in both stories are copies of the Mouse King; Millicent/Clara were kinda, sorta, maybe similar in personalities. I don't want to part with any of these in either story.)
On the one hand, it's clear where my heart is leaning towards.
On the other hand, I know which is the more unique, compelling story.
Back to the first hand, I know why I'm stuck with The Book: I planned too much; so my brain's like "we already wrote this, didn't we?" (NOT ON PAPER. IF PEOPLE COULD READ MY THOUGHTS, BELIEVE ME, WE'D ALL BE HAPPIER, BRAIN.) So if I could just push past this. . . .
But then, my brain sometimes works like a tape recorder and if I "record" over it, I may reset my mind back into The Book mindset and it would be new! and fresh! after writing something different. I also, since I'm basically starting over, may want to do a "practice manuscript" to get back into the swing of things.
But, brain, you don't want to spend a couple months writing something that you aren't even going to put out there because you don't really have anymore time to dick around. (YOU'RE DICKING AROUND RIGHT NOW BY ASSUMING THAT THERE ISN'T ROOM ON THE SHELVES FOR ANOTHER NUTCRACKER STORY.) (There isn't. I know this.)
So I'm left with this: Fuck you, Katy Perry.


(credit to impossiblystill)
My brain is "wow, that kinda looks like your Nutcracker retelling--" "NO, SHUT UP, BRAIN! DON'T THINK IT!!!" Because you know what, brain, if you would've gotten your shit together 4 years ago, you could've beaten the other Nutcracker retelling. Because, brain, you've already pilfered material from the retelling idea for The Book. (But, brain, you don't want to write The Book. You've been stuck on Chapter One for weeks now.) (SHUT UP, BRAIN!) I would have to go through and figure out what to save for The Book and what I'm willing to part with. (Both male MC's are called "Wilhelm"; the villains in both stories are copies of the Mouse King; Millicent/Clara were kinda, sorta, maybe similar in personalities. I don't want to part with any of these in either story.)
On the one hand, it's clear where my heart is leaning towards.
On the other hand, I know which is the more unique, compelling story.
Back to the first hand, I know why I'm stuck with The Book: I planned too much; so my brain's like "we already wrote this, didn't we?" (NOT ON PAPER. IF PEOPLE COULD READ MY THOUGHTS, BELIEVE ME, WE'D ALL BE HAPPIER, BRAIN.) So if I could just push past this. . . .
But then, my brain sometimes works like a tape recorder and if I "record" over it, I may reset my mind back into The Book mindset and it would be new! and fresh! after writing something different. I also, since I'm basically starting over, may want to do a "practice manuscript" to get back into the swing of things.
But, brain, you don't want to spend a couple months writing something that you aren't even going to put out there because you don't really have anymore time to dick around. (YOU'RE DICKING AROUND RIGHT NOW BY ASSUMING THAT THERE ISN'T ROOM ON THE SHELVES FOR ANOTHER NUTCRACKER STORY.) (There isn't. I know this.)
So I'm left with this: Fuck you, Katy Perry.
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Date: 2014-08-07 05:27 pm (UTC)It's the stupid dancing in the snow part of the video, because it reminds me of Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Snowflakes" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_gumNLHhM) and that scene in my retelling was my *favorite* of the scenes, and yeah. . .
ETA to your ETA: The thing is, I see the similarities between both of my stories because The Book came after I "shelved" the retelling and I stole bits from it. So I would know which parts mirrored each other. So it's really the parallels between the Nutcracker retelling and The Book that bother me.
I'm not that worried about the other retelling that's being published because on paper they sound similar, but Legrand's is more. . .sexual from the stuff I've heard about. Mine wasn't/wouldn't be.
What it comes down to is I know The Book is more original and unique and would probably garner more interest from agents. But, you're right, the fact that I'm constantly fighting off this Nutcracker retelling has to mean SOMETHING.